Ep. 4: Heisuke’s Duck Stew Mishap and Chizuru’s Geisha House Rescue

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Heisuke Toudou fights on the street with Chizuru, who is restrained by Harada. Heisuke catches a duck for dinner, but when he and Shinpachi snatch meat, it hits Hijikata’s forehead. Heisuke blames Hijikata, earning a beating. A flashback shows Heisuke seeing Chizuru at a geisha house, then demanding Kondo and Hijikata end her dangerous mission. While he is away, Kazama Chikage attempts to kiss Chizuru until Osen intervenes. Heisuke returns to headquarters, complains about the mission, and gets permission to stop it. He finds Chizuru gone but hears Yamazaki upstairs and joins the fight against drunken lechers. The next morning, Heisuke, Chizuru, Shinpachi, and Harada have a snowball fight. Hijikata appears, demanding to know what happened to the tattered screen doors.